Nastia Liukin is the correct answer.
Yes, he was on the 2000 US Olympic Basketball Team.
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Michael Phelps (8).
Swimmer Michael Phelps with 16 (14 gold, 2 bronze).
Carl Lewis (He won 10 Olympic medal, 9 of them gold)
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The International Olympic Committee does not give a cash reward along with the medals. Rather, the Olympic Committee in the athlete's home country, may reward the athlete for their success. A US gold medal winner for example receives $25,000 for a gold medal. Italy offers $182,000, Ghana offers $20,000.
The US athlete that has won the most medals in swimmer Michael Phelps with 16 (14 gold, 2 bronze). He is second all time in medals behind gymnast Larissa Latynina of the Soviet Union who won 18 Olympic medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze).
If you mean the US president, then yes, for instance President Roosevelt was confined to a wheelchair. A president does not have to be as fit as an Olympic athlete to hold office.
Michael Phelps of the US has the most olympic gold medals (14 total in 2004 and 2008) and the most medals by a male athlete (16 including his 2 bronze medals).